Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Spain

Spain: Enforcing contracts: Court fees was 4.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
4.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 190 countries
All-time high
5.8%
in 2013
All-time low
4.5%
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Spain, 2011–2019

02462011201520192011: 4.5 % of claim2012: 4.5 % of claim2013: 5.8 % of claim2014: 5.8 % of claim2015: 5.8 % of claim2016: 5.8 % of claim2017: 4.5 % of claim2018: 4.5 % of claim2019: 4.5 % of claim

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of claim.

Analysis

Spain recorded 4.5% for enforcing contracts: court fees in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, enforcing contracts: court fees in Spain peaked at 5.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2011.

Spain ranks 118th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Enforcing contracts: Court fees in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim) in Spain, 2011 to 2019.
Year % of claim Change
2011 4.5%
2012 4.5% +0.0%
2013 5.8% +28.9%
2014 5.8% +0.0%
2015 5.8% +0.0%
2016 5.8% +0.0%
2017 4.5% -22.4%
2018 4.5% +0.0%
2019 4.5% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is enforcing contracts: court fees in Spain?
Enforcing contracts: court fees in Spain was 4.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest enforcing contracts: court fees recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2011.
How does Spain rank for enforcing contracts: court fees?
Spain ranks 118th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is enforcing contracts: court fees rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enforcing contracts: Court fees (% of claim)
Unit
% of claim
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 1,702 data points, 2011–2019
Last refreshed

The court fees include all costs that plaintiff must advance to the court, regardless of the final cost borne by plaintiff. Court costs include the fees that the parties must pay to obtain an expert opinion, regardless of whether they are paid to the court or to the expert directly.